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UN Confirms Child Killed After Taliban Open Fire on Rare Women's Rights Rally

A child was killed in Herat, Afghanistan, as Taliban forces fired on protesters demanding the release of women arrested for hijab violations. The crackdown highlights ongoing repression under Taliban rule.

International Business Times UK · Jun 12

Women’s prize for non-fiction winner, The Finest Hotel in Kabul, gives voice to the people of Afghanistan

The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan is about an institution tasked with the job of housing strangers – Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel. Through this hotel, which sits high on a hill, and the people within it, seasoned BBC journalist and current foreign affairs editor, Lyse Doucet, attempts…

The Conversation · Jun 12

Escaping Kabul: The secret operation to exfiltrate the Afghan women's cycling team

Nearly five years ago, the Taliban seized control of Kabul and imposed Sharia law in Afghanistan. The women's cycling team, which was due to take part in international competitions, found itself more threatened than ever before. An unprecedented plan was put in place to smuggle the professional cyclists out of…

France 24 · Jun 12

Afghan women describe ‘straight hell’ of new Taliban crackdown on what they can wear

IN FOCUS: Taliban officials are stopping Afghan women in markets and on the streets for not wearing gloves, socks and veils to fully cover up their bodies – and shooting protesters who object. Arpan Rai reports

The Independent UK · Jun 11

UN mission in Afghanistan confirms death toll of 13 civilians in Pakistani airstrikes

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan says it has documented the deaths of 13 civilians, mainly children and women, from Pakistani airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Jun 11

The EU is inviting the Taliban to Brussels. Europe’s credibility lies in tatters

As ICE-style deportation rules come into force, the unsavoury circle the EU wants migrant deals with includes the Afghan regime. This is a nadir, says Shada Islam, a Brussels-based commentator on EU affairs

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11

U.N. says at least 1 killed in crackdown on protests against the arrest of women in Afghanistan

The United Nations say that a violent crackdown on a protest in western Afghanistan has left at least one person dead

The Independent UK · Jun 10

Deadly Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan end a month of calm

Pakistan has launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan, ending a month of calm and escalating what Islamabad previously called “open war” between the neighbors

The Independent UK · Jun 10

Who is Haji Najibullah? Ex-Taliban commander sentenced to 42 years for killings of US soldiers, kidnapping of journalists

A former Taliban commander has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for supporting attacks that killed three US soldiers and for his role in the kidnapping of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Rohde and two others in Afghanistan.

The Times of India · Jun 10

Pakistan launches deadly strikes on Afghanistan

KHOST (AFGHANISTAN) - Pakistan has renewed deadly airstrikes on neighbouring Afghanistan, officials in both countries said Wednesday, in the worst violence in weeks following a period of relative calm.

Bangkok Post · Jun 10